Ugni selkirkii
Strawberry Myrtle
Ugni molinae
Turcz. Species
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- Botanical name
- Ugni molinae
- Also known as
- Chilean Guava, Chilean-Guava, Strawberry Myrtle
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Ugni
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Strawberry Myrtle
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Ugni molinae but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Eugenia ugni
Myrtus molinae
Myrtus ugni
Myrtus ugni var. angustifolia
Myrtus ugni var. latifolia
Ugni bridgesii
Ugni lanceolata
Ugni myrtus
Ugni philippii
Ugni poeppigii
Ugni ugni
Others in Ugni
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